Excerpt from Uses of Commercial Woods of the United States, Vol. 1: Cedars, Cypresses, and SequoiasSince it is necessary in discussing the physical properties of wood to use technical terms, it is proper first to define them and explain as clearly as possible the sense in which they are used.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.